Suicide Prevention

During John Westefeld’s presidential year (2009-2010), he established the Suicide Prevention Special Task Group (STG) to facilitate the following: (1) the posting that year of suicide prevention resources on the SCP website, (2) several symposia that were conducted that year at APA on suicide prevention, (3) suicide prevention training at the convention for interested psychologists, and (4) suicide prevention outreach in San Diego at APA that year, working with the SCP Community Engagement Committee.